JLPT N3 · Verb

譲る (yuzuru)

譲る (ゆずる, yuzuru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to hand over; to transfer”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ゆずる
Romaji: yuzuru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to hand over; to transfer; to turn over; to assign; to convey · godan verb, transitive
to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way · godan verb, transitive
to yield; to concede; to give ground; to surrender · godan verb, transitive
to sell · godan verb, transitive
to postpone; to put off; to defer · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

叔父は私に車を譲ってくれた。

My uncle gave me his car.

Tatoeba #147917

彼は老婦人に席をゆずった。

He offered his seat to an old woman.

Tatoeba #98868

私はこの点については一歩も譲れません。

I will not give an inch on this point.

Tatoeba #160815

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 譲る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	譲る	ゆずる yuzuru
Polite (~masu)	譲ります	ゆずります yuzurimasu
Negative	譲らない	ゆずらない yuzuranai
Polite negative	譲りません	ゆずりません yuzurimasen
Past	譲った	ゆずった yuzutta
Polite past	譲りました	ゆずりました yuzurimashita
Negative past	譲らなかった	ゆずらなかった yuzuranakatta
Te-form	譲って	ゆずって yuzutte
Potential	譲れる	ゆずれる yuzureru
Passive	譲られる	ゆずられる yuzurareru
Causative	譲らせる	ゆずらせる yuzuraseru
Volitional	譲ろう	ゆずろう yuzurou
Imperative	譲れ	ゆずれ yuzure
Conditional (~ba)	譲れば	ゆずれば yuzureba

Kanji in 譲る

譲

defer, turnover, transferジョウ・ゆず.る · 20 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 譲る.

譲歩じょうほconcession

Source: JMdict entry 1357030 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.